China pledges 'unwavering support to Pakistan’s sovereignty, territorial integrity'Prime Minister Imran Khan held meetings with China’s top leadership in Beijing on Sunday morning.
The premier and the visiting Pakistani delegation met President Xi Jinping in the Great Hall of the People in the Chinese capital.
The two sides engaged in delegation-level talks. PM Imran was accompanied by Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Adviser on Finance Hafeez Shaikh, Adviser on Comm...

SC restores tax on telecom servicesISLAMABAD:
The Supreme Court on Wednesday restored taxation on telecom services, withdrawing an earlier order by former chief justice Saqib Nisar that suspended the taxes.
The three-judge bench, headed by Chief Justice Asif Saeed Khosa, while giving the short order, announced the restoration of all taxes on mobile companies.
“The reason will be recorded later. All the interim orders for su...

Japan to provide over Rs7 billion for health, transport sectorsJapan on Tuesday agreed to provide over Rs7 billion for Pakistan’s health and transport sectors during Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi’s three-day official visit to Tokyo at the invitation of his counterpart Taro Kono.
The visit has provided an opportunity to further build on the momentum of recent high level visits between the two countries, according to a statement issued by the Foreign...

No militant group will be allowed to operate from Pakistan: PM ImranPrime Minister Imran Khan on Monday reiterated that no militant group will be allowed to operate from within Pakistani soil during his maiden visit to Tehran after both countries hurled accusations at each other following recent attacks in both Iran and Pakistan.
Addressing a joint press conference with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, PM Imran said that the “entire political spectrum has agre...

PM Imran Khan shakes up cabinetEight months into the tenure of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government, Prime Minister Imran Khan has pulled back his key players from the front line in a major federal cabinet reshuffle on Thursday.
The first key decision came earlier in the day when Asad Umar, who was facing mounting criticism in recent weeks over the state of the country’s economy, was ousted as the finance minister.
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Hafeez Sheikh brought in to replace Asad Umar in major cabinet reshuffleHours after Asad Umar was asked to quit as finance minister, Prime Minister Imran Khan made a major reshuffle in his cabinet bringing in five new aides while changing the portfolios of four ministers.
According to a statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office, Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry has been replaced with Firdous Ashiq Awan.
Fawad has been assigned the p...

US denies duty-free market access to PakistanISLAMABAD:
The Trump administration has turned down Pakistan’s demand for duty-free market access to the US for its products, disclosed a prime minister’s aide.
“We want duty-free market access for Pakistan’s exports to the United States, but Trump is a main hurdle,” Adviser to Prime Minister on Commerce, Textile and Industry Abdul Razak Dawood said during a meeting of the National Assembly S...

At least five terrorists killed as 17-hour long security operation ends in PeshawarA 17-hour long security operation in the Hayatabad area of Peshawar ended on Tuesday after Pakistan Army special forces stormed a residential property and neutralised the terrorists holding the premises.
One security official was martyred and at least five terrorists were killed in the operation. The military’s media wing confirmed that an officer and a soldier were also injured in the gun batt...

IMF team to visit Pakistan this month in final bailout pushA mission team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will travel to Pakistan this month, the IMF said on Monday, amid growing expectation that talks on a long-delayed bailout are due to be wrapped up soon.
Pakistan was last year expected to sign up for its 13th IMF bailout programme since the late 1980s but talks ground to a halt, with officials saying the conditions attached to the propos...